Furniture Barrier Apparatus

ABSTRACT

A furniture barrier apparatus for preventing items from getting beneath furniture includes a barrier body having a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending therebetween forming a body cavity. The barrier body is flexible such that it can be shaped to match a profile of a furniture item and a height of the sidewall is configured to fit securely between an underside of the furniture item and the floor. A filling is coupled to the barrier body within the body cavity. A pair of end loops coupled to the barrier body, the pair of end loops being coupled to the first end and the second end and is configured to selectively engage a pair of back feet of the furniture item.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to furniture accessory devices and more particularly pertains to a new furniture accessory device for preventing items from getting beneath furniture.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to furniture accessory devices.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a barrier body having a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending therebetween forming a body cavity. The barrier body is flexible such that it can be shaped to match a profile of a furniture item and a height of the sidewall is configured to fit securely between an underside of the furniture item and the floor. A filling is coupled to the barrier body within the body cavity. A pair of end loops coupled to the barrier body, the pair of end loops being coupled to the first end and the second end and is configured to selectively engage a pair of back feet of the furniture item.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a furniture barrier apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 5 thereof, a new furniture accessory device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the furniture barrier apparatus 10 generally comprises a barrier body 12 having a first end 14, a second end 16, and a sidewall 18 extending therebetween to form a body cavity 20. The sidewall 18 has a flat bottom side 22 and a rounded top side 24. The barrier body 12 is flexible such that it can be shaped to match a profile of a furniture item 26 such as a sofa. A height 28 of the sidewall is configured to fit securely between an underside 30 of the furniture item and the floor. The barrier body 12 may be a cloth material or other material to match the furniture item 26 with which it is being used. A filling 32 is coupled to the barrier body 12 within the body cavity 20. The filling 32 may be one of, but not limited to, a plurality of beads, a plurality of balls, batting, or the like. The filling 32 is malleable to provide a secure fit of the barrier body 12 beneath the furniture item 26 and does not limit the flexibility of the barrier body 12.

A pair of end loops 34 is coupled to the barrier body 12. The pair of end loops is coupled to the first end 14 and the second end 16 and is configured to selectively engage a pair of back feet 36 of the furniture item. Each end loop may have a neck portion 38 and an open head portion 40. A plurality of medial loops 42 may be coupled to the barrier body 12 around the sidewall 18. Each medial loop 42 is configured to selectively engage a front foot 44 of the furniture item. The end loops 34 and the medial loops 42 may be elasticized. A plurality of engagement members 46 may be coupled to the barrier body 12 to further secure the apparatus 10. Each engagement member 46 comprises a female engagement component 48 coupled to the top side 24 of the barrier body and a male engagement component 50 configured to be secured to the underside 30 of the furniture item. Each engagement member 46 may be one of, but not limited to, a hook-and-loop fastener, snaps, adhesives, or the like.

In use, the pair of end loops 34 is engaged with the pair of back feet 36 of the furniture item 26. The barrier body 12 is placed between the underside 30 of the furniture item and is wrapped around each exposed side of the furniture item 26 to prevent items from going beneath the underside 30.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements. 

I claim:
 1. A furniture barrier apparatus comprising: a barrier body, the barrier body having a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending therebetween forming a body cavity, the barrier body being flexible such that it can be shaped to match a profile of a furniture item, a height of the sidewall being configured to fit securely between an underside of the furniture item and the floor; a filling coupled to the barrier body, the filling being coupled within the body cavity; and a pair of end loops coupled to the barrier body, the pair of end loops being coupled to the first end and the second end and configured to selectively engage a pair of back feet of the furniture item.
 2. The furniture barrier apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of medial loops coupled to the barrier body, each medial loop being configured to selectively engage a pair of front feet of the furniture item.
 3. The furniture barrier apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of engagement members coupled to the barrier body, each engagement member comprising a female engagement component coupled to the barrier body and a male engagement component, the male engagement component being configured to be secured to the underside of the furniture item.
 4. The furniture barrier apparatus of claim 3 further comprising each engagement member being one of, but not limited to, a hook-and-loop fastener, snaps, adhesives, or the like.
 5. The furniture barrier apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the filling being a plurality of beads.
 6. The furniture barrier apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the filling being batting.
 7. The furniture barrier apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the sidewall having a flat bottom side and a rounded top side.
 8. A furniture barrier apparatus comprising: a barrier body, the barrier body having a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending therebetween forming a body cavity, the sidewall having a flat bottom side and a rounded top side, the barrier body being flexible such that it can be shaped to match a profile of a furniture item, a height of the sidewall being configured to fit securely between an underside of the furniture item and the floor; a filling coupled to the barrier body, the filling being coupled within the body cavity; a pair of end loops coupled to the barrier body, the pair of end loops being coupled to the first end and the second end and configured to selectively engage a pair of back feet of the furniture item; a plurality of medial loops coupled to the barrier body, each medial loop being configured to selectively engage a front foot of the furniture item; and a plurality of engagement members coupled to the barrier body, each engagement member comprising a female engagement component coupled to the top side of the barrier body and a male engagement component, the male engagement component being configured to be secured to the underside of the furniture item, each engagement member being one of, but not limited to, a hook-and-loop fastener, snaps, adhesives, or the like. 